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Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax (12/30/1935 to Present)Played for Brooklyn Dodgers andLos Angeles Dodgers from 1955-1966. Sandy Koufax had 4 no-hitters, pitched a perfect game in 1965, made 4 All-Star performances, was the National League MVP in 1963. Koufax won the Cy Young award 3 times, pitched in 4 Worlds Series and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. On ...

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Rick Monday Inducted To So Cal Broadcasters Hall Of Fame

Former outfielder will also be honored this month by Society of St. Vincent De Paul. Rick Monday, who is entering his 15th season as a Dodger broadcaster and 22nd season overall with the organization, was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame during the organization’s annual awards luncheon at Lakeside Golf Club. The Emmy-Award winning broadcaster serves as ...

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COC Starting Community Classes

Spring community education classes start next week.   The College of the Canyons Community Education Department is offering several non-credit classes for older adults starting the week of Feb. 4, 2008.The classes include Gardening as Self Expression, Life-Long Learning through Basic Spanish, Computer Resources: Computer and You II. “Community Education classes are fun and held in a relaxed environment,” says ...

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A New Player In The Water Softener Game

Company offers eco friendly alternative to salt water softeners. With salt using water softeners banned in Santa Clarita since 2003, a steady stream of residents have either cashed in on rebate programs or trashed their water softening equipment all together.     While the salt used by earlier machines caused environmental damage, the ban left many searching for alternatives that would ...

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Lockheed Player of the Week – Dave Franklin

Congratulations to West Ranch High shooting guard Dave Franklin, this week’s Lockheed Player of the Week. Franklin led the Wildcats to a near defeat of Saugus and an upset over league-leading Valencia, keeping West Ranch in position to win the Foothill League. For his production, Lockheed Federal Credit Union will donate $250.00 to the West Ranch High athletics program. Congratulations ...

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LARC Ranch

The week of February 4, 2008, Los Angeles Retarded Citizens’ Foundation a.k.a. “LARC Ranch” was featured at the KHTS Community Resource Station. Executive Director Kathleen Sturkey and Director Charles Sturkey appeared on the KHTS Non-Profit Spotlight hosted by Janice Murray . LARC ranch has a come a long way since its inception in 1959. They have a residential program as ...

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LARC Ranch

The week of February 4, 2008, Los Angeles Retarded Citizens’ Foundation a.k.a. “LARC Ranch” was featured at the KHTS Community Resource Station. Executive Director Kathleen Sturkey and Director Charles Sturkey appeared on the KHTS Non-Profit Spotlight hosted by Janice Murray . LARC ranch has a come a long way since its inception in 1959. They have a residential program as ...

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Newhall Man Dies In Crash On Golden Valley

Motorcyclist collides with cement truck enroute to construction project.   Update: 2:23 pm, Tuesday Newhall resident David Glenn Garrett, 25, died Monday morning near Golden Valley High School after his motorcycle collided with a cement truck at approximately 9:25 a.m. According to Sgt. Ronald Schaffer, the motorcyclist was westbound on Golden Valley Road. A truck from National Redi-Mix cement was ...

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Grapevine Fully Reopened

Monday Update: 2:30pm– The I-5 Freeway is fully open through the Grapevine.     Snow and ice prompted the complete closure of the I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine early Monday morning.   By the late morning the road had been open with CHP escorts, and that caused a massive traffic jam that reached Lyons Avenue.    However, by 2:30pm, all escort ...

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Holy Cross In Top 5% For Third Year In A Row

HealthGrades Excellence Award  is again given to local hospital. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center has received the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award for the third year in a row. In announcing the honor, HealthGrades stated that Providence Holy Cross is again in the top 5 percent for overall clinical quality among all hospitals in the nation.    A ...

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